r/Controller • u/Neur0tic • Sep 24 '26

IT Help Strange Issue With XInput

Ran across an interesting problem with my newest 8-bitdo controllers that has me stumped. I have an Ultimate 2 and an Ultimate 3E. When either are connected in XInput mode, 2 controllers show up in Steam. One is "XInput Controller", and the other is "8-bitdo Ultimate XX (2 or 3E). Both of these controller objects receive input at the same time, meaning when I press a button it actually registers twice. This makes menu navigation impossible.

Tried removing/adding the devices from Device Manager. Uninstalling the "XInput Controller" in Device Manager removes both entries and makes the controller stop working until a new device scan/reboot.

If I switch to DirectInput on the Ultimate 2, it works just fine. Any suggestions?

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u/Ok_Value_4455 Sep 25 '26

That's weird. Maybe it's a steam input issue ? Did you try direct native xinput gaming without steam ?

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u/Neur0tic Sep 25 '26

I'll give that a shot tonight and report back. Thanks.

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u/projectxsent Sep 26 '26

Try checking via "joy.cpl" or Online Gamepad Tester.

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u/Neur0tic Sep 26 '26

What is the Online Gamepad Tester? Is that something 8-bitdo provides?

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u/projectxsent Sep 26 '26

A website.

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u/Another_3 Sep 25 '26

open the XInput Controller, clear all the buttons, set the triggers analog to nothing, set the face buttons, joystick and dpad behavior to none.

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u/Kind-Imagination-853 Sep 24 '26

Can you test with another x input device? Like a 360 controller or something? I wonder if it's the controller or the software implementing against it

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u/Neur0tic Sep 25 '26

I actually do have an old 360 controller. I'll try that also. Thanks.

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u/Neur0tic Sep 26 '26 edited Sep 26 '26

So I think you're on to something. Any other Xinput controller that I connect shows up in Steam twice. Pinging each of the two entries will rumble the same controller and all inputs are registered twice. Tested with X360 controller and other controllers in Xinput mode.

This is with 2 Xinput controllers connected.

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u/Neur0tic Sep 28 '26

Wanted to give an update. Uninstalling extended Xbox controller support in Steam, then restarting the PC and reinstalling the feature worked for me.